We are proud to be one of the very few clinics in NI to offer “Keyhole Surgery”, including “Keyhole spays” sometimes called “Lap Spays”, and the life-saving Prophylactic Gastropexy.

We use a “One-Port” high-tech, minimally-invasive surgical option for all our clients. We have recently invested in the latest High Definition equipment imported from America. Our vets have undergone thorough training by experienced surgeons.

Special Price! Keyhole spay, normal spay price plus only £130! (includes post operative pain relief. A DogEase Suit or buster collar is extra). This is a fantastic bargain! To book an appointment (Mon-Fri any week)

028 9127 1364

Advantages of Keyhole Spay.

less post-op pain – proven!

really small wound – previously unimaginably small!

usually no need to wear the dreaded “Cone of Shame”!

full recovery to lead exercise in as little as ONE DAY!

Your girl will thank you for choosing this option!

We strongly recommend the Keyhole option now for all our routine bitch spays. For years now, our team have been very proud of our traditional bitch spay procedure. We believe that we have provided a very refined version of the traditional spay, with superb pain relief, minimal wound size, and no skin sutures. We are still proud of these ops, and will continue to offer them. But……this new technique is a real advance!

Keyhole spays allow us to perform either a full ovariohysterectomy (removing both ovaries and the entire womb), or just to remove the ovaries themselves (called an ovariectomy) through the tiniest wound imaginable!! The post-op discomfort is just so much less.

In January 2016, I attended a training course in USA and I was deeply impressed with the safety of this new procedure. The vets who trained us have done more than 3000 spays this way without any serious complications! There are many different techniques “out there”. We have selected this one based on this vast body of experience – it is exceptionally safe! With only one tiny wound, it offers the very best available option for the procedure.

Craig

The intra-operative time for either traditional or keyhole spay is quite similar. In the larger, or overweight bitch, the keyhole op is likely to be a shorter and safer operation. We are all convinced that the modest extra cost is more than worth it, with the reward of less pain, smaller wounds, and rapid return to normal exercise.

Please talk to us if you have any questions, or if you would like to book your girl in! 028 9127 1364 We can operate any weekday.

Referred shoulder pain?

Some people experience pain in the left shoulder after keyhole surgery – dogs don’t get that! In people, it is thought to be due to gas trapped under the diaphragm: it just doesn’t happen in our patients!!

Click on the picture to see a video showing the advantages of the keyhole surgery – Beware: this video shows operation details!!

The company who manufacture our equipment, Biovision, have produced a number of useful videos explaining the benefits. Please be aware that these videos have graphic intra-operational pictures included!

Keyhole Gastropexy: Saves lives of larger breed dogs at risk of gastric torsion. If you have a larger dog – especially a Great Dane, Weimaraner, Irish Setter or Labrador/Retriever please click here to check out the new gastropexy option as well.

Health Benefits of an Early Spay

Stop unwanted heats/seasons – the inconvenience of three weeks of bleeding per vagina, and attractiveness to male dogs.

Reduce the risk of false pregnancies, a common and distressing condition.

Remove the risk of a pyometra – a life-threatening womb infection very common in older or middle-aged entire bitches.

Reduce the number of unwanted puppies (NI still has far more stray dogs unnecessarily put to sleep than any other region in the UK).

Increase the likelihood of obesity – it is important that neutered bitches are fed slightly less (approx. 10%) than entire bitches. They only get fat if you overfeed them!

Increase the chances of a urinary leakage problem. This occurs in entire bitches too, and can be managed by drops, tablets, or in very rare, extreme cases, by a surgical procedure. Set against the benefits, most vets believe this risk is an acceptable one. We have all had to put bitches to sleep because of breast cancer. This is especially distressing, as these deaths are so easily preventable.